Felipe Gomes

Job Title: Energy Efficiency Engineer
Company: CEMIG
Country: Brazil

Electrical engineer with a specialization in industrial automation and an MBA in Project Management from USP. He is an Energy Efficiency Engineer at CEMIG, working on projects focused on reducing energy consumption and demand, including energy storage systems (BESS), distributed generation, and modernization of end-use equipment.He has experience with solar power plants in the medium (MW) and small sizes, as well as international experience in research and development and technical publications indexed in IEEE.

August 26, 2026BESS in the Energy Efficiency Program for Utilities

Sessions

Session

Emerging Business Models for Energy Storage: Lessons from More Advanced Markets

Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 4:00pm–5:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 2

Energy storage is enabling new business models across different segments of the electricity sector, from generation and transmission to distribution and end users. This session will present national and international experiences with commercial BESS applications, including projects associated with generation assets, grid solutions, services for distribution utilities, and opportunities in more mature markets. The panel will seek to identify which models can scale in Brazil and what regulatory, contractual, and commercial adjustments are needed to unlock investment in the sector.